Man must do his part and detach himself from created things.

To discern what weaknesses and faults separate you from God, you must enter into your own inward ground and then confront yourself.

A good meditation, even when it is interrupted by occasional nodding, is much more beneficial than many outward religious exercises.

The gracious, eternal God permits the spirit to green and bloom and to bring forth the most marvelous fruit, surpassing anything a tongue can express and a heart conceive.

I never mingled with men, but I came home less of a man than I went out.

Every one should find some suitable time, day or night, to sink into his depths, each according to his own fashion. Not every one is able to engage in contemplative prayer.

Man must do his part and detach himself from created things.